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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 05:15 PM
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Yes, however the highpower out puts of your new reciever will more than likely put our more power and better sound than the monsoon amp. You may also run in to a problem with "over driving" the inputs of the monsoon amp with the new found power with the aftermarket deck causing distortion.
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 09:14 PM
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IOW it will aound like crap. The HU is the weakest link.
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Old Jul 23, 2002 | 09:51 PM
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you can change the headunit, and be just fine. uses a standard metra GM wiring harness, (same one used in 90% of 89+ GM cars)

You will most likely not overdrive the amp, unless you have a 50 watt headunit, and like to listen to it on hte max setting.

The headunit is not the weakest link, and you can have a great sounding system using it.

The stock monsoon amp is the weakest link.

Ryan.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 12:59 AM
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can an aftermarket head unit work with the factory monsoon amplifier?
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:02 AM
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I changed everything *but* the head unit (amp, speakers, wiring etc) and it sounded like crap.

The only thing that was left stock was the HU. After I took out the HU the whole system woke up. It is where the signal begins. YMMV.
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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 05:57 PM
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Imagine if you had replaced everything but the amp....would have sounded even worse.

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